Halladay: "I'm not a coach yet."

Some quick highlights from Roy Halladay’s 20-minute session with the media from the dugout at Citizens Bank Park. It was the first time he spoke since having shoulder surgery May 15.

--First and foremost, there is no timetable for his return.

“We can’t give timetables because really at this point it’s a week to week process,” he said. “We set up a plan based on how last week went and what we want to accomplish the next week and we go from there. There could be bumps in the road but as of right now, I don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t be back this year.”

--He’s pretty much starting from scratch. He’s working six days a week in Florida and will be coming up here from time to time to be with the team.

“You start out with (arm) movements and then you start getting into your arm exercises and doing all the stuff you do during the season,” he said. “I’m going to go where I need to go to get the best work that I can get done. And be here as much as I can to be around the team as much as I can. I’m trying to juggle both as much as I can. But when you’re spending 3-4 hours working out, the trainers here just don’t have that kind of time to dedicate to one player that’s not playing in games. Once I get closer to a more normal program, I will be up here more.”

--He’s not worried about his range of motion.

“In talking to [team physician Dr. Michael] Ciccotti, my range of motion is better than it has been in two or three years since they first saw me here,” he said. “I don’t think they have the measurements from Toronto. But since I’ve been here, the range of motion is better than it has been at any point since I been here.”

--Halladay said he went into the surgery stress-free and understood that it could be the end for him. He was at peace with that.

“Whether it was the end of my career or turned my career around, I was going to be OK with that,” he said. “I felt like that I had done everything that I possibly could have done to that point. At that point, it was out of my hands. I wasn’t rattled at all.”

--But don’t get the wrong idea. He’s still wants a ring.

“The desire for me is to compete and win a World Series .. that’ll never change,” he said. “I think the older you get, the only difference is, you have a family and you have kids at home and I think the biggest challenge for players is as what point does your family need to become your priority? As far as baseball desire, that’s always going to be there.”